The pair are accused of the rape and assault of a young woman that involved the victim’s head allegedly being pounded into the ground as she walked down a Northeast Side street with a friend.

Just before he was slated to go to trial this morning, 23-year-old Quinn pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual assault and armed robbery. He faces a maximum of life in prison when he is sentenced May 24 by Kent County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Leiber.

In exchange for Quinn’s plea, which saves the victim from having to testify before a jury, the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office agreed to drop a charge of unarmed robbery and he will not be sentenced as a repeat offender.

According to court records, the two men attacked a pair of young women around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 as they walked down Plainfield Avenue NE north of Leonard Street. Police say Such and Quinn lived on Quimby Street NE, just blocks from the assault scene.

Lucas John Such

Grand Rapids Police report the women were taken to a secluded area where they were assaulted and robbed by the duo.